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Name of Resource

Walk the talk: Ensuring socially responsible public procurement

Type

Policy

Country / jurisdiction

Norway

Enacting authority

Norwegian Agency for Public Management and eGovernment (Difi), on request from the Norwegian Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion

Entry into force / date of approval

2014

Description

The aim of the guide is to help public organizations integrate and mainstream socially responsible public procurement criteria in the procurement process. This will aid the promotion of workers’ and human rights protection in the manufacturing of goods for public organizations. The function of the socially responsible public procurement criteria is to request and verify that suppliers to public organizations, have socially responsible supply chain management systems in place.

Difi also has information, tools and templates for public procurement and human rights: https://www.anskaffelser.no/public-procurement/socially-responsible-public-procurement

Availability

ENG: http://www.respect.international/walk-the-talk-ensuring-socially-responsible-public-procurement/